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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Wins These Things 4
7-2 111.3
100.09
 
VS
proj
STINGERS
90.2 3-6
109.32

Wins These Things 4 beat projections, earn win over STINGERS in 111.3-90.2 runaway

Wins These Things 4 showed up, rolling to a 111.3-90.2 victory over STINGERS, who fell short of projections. STINGERS grabbed a 21.2-point lead on Thursday behind impressive performances from Miles Sanders (15.3 points) and Dameon Pierce (13.9). But it was all Wins These Things 4 after that. They were led by Josh Allen, who passed for 205 yards and ran for 86 yards and 2 touchdowns for 26.8 points, and Mecole Hardman, who caught 6 passes for 79 yards and a touchdown (16.9 points). Wins These Things 4 (7-2) will look to sustain their winning ways against bobtoo999's Optimal Team, while STINGERS (3-6) will attempt to get back in the win column against BULLDOG.

Matchup Timeline

  Wins These Things 4   STINGERS

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Hardman (6 Rec, 79 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 16.9 points in a 20-17 win over the Titans in Week 9. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 6.63-point projection and was much higher than his 8.45-point season scoring average. Hardman ranks #95 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Jaguars next week.
Mecole Hardman

Top Player Comparison

Wins These Things 4
Points
% of total points 111.3
1
Josh Allen
QB
26.8
26.06
24.1%
2
Mecole Hardman
WR
16.9
6.63
15.2%
3
Allen Lazard
WR
16.7
10.62
15%
4
Curtis Samuel
WR
15.6
8.96
14%
STINGERS
Points
% of total points 90.2
1
Travis Kelce
TE
15.6
16.37
17.3%
2
Miles Sanders
RB
15.3
12.17
17%
3
Dameon Pierce
RB
13.9
13.65
15.4%
4
Justin Herbert
QB
13.1
21.6
14.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Josh Allen had a 36-yard touchdown run and a 42-yard pass for Wins These Things 4, while Allen Lazard had a 20-yard touchdown catch and a 47-yard catch, contributing to a 94.4-68.6 lead for Wins These Things 4.

Points By Position

  Wins These Things 4   STINGERS

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Wins These Things 4 scored more points in this matchup (111.3) than their season average (104.14).
We heard scoring helps you win. STINGERS need some help then, averaging just 92.34 versus Wins These Things 4's 104.14.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Wins These Things 4 (7-2) have a better record than STINGERS (3-6).
Even the computers think Wins These Things 4 have better players. Their projected average points is higher (111.22) than STINGERS (104.59).
Once Wins These Things 4 put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than STINGERS (3 vs 0).
Wins These Things 4 should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than STINGERS (3 vs 1).
By position, Wins These Things 4 have outscored STINGERS at QB, WR, K, and DEF this season.
Wins These Things 4 has a higher average scoring margin (1) than STINGERS this season (-11).
The starters for Wins These Things 4 had more big plays in their NFL games this week (5) than the starters for STINGERS (0).
Don't worry STINGERS, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Next Week Preview

STINGERS
On the docket for Week 10, STINGERS (3-6, ninth-place) will try to get back on track against BULLDOG (4-5, seventh-place). Nine weeks into the season, STINGERS have put up the league's second-lowest point total. BULLDOG (and their 106.29 points per game) are ranked fifth. Over the last three weeks, STINGERS has put up 80.68 points per game, while BULLDOG has averaged 120.03 per contest.
Wins These Things 4
Wins These Things 4 (7-2) square off against bobtoo999's Optimal Team (5-4) in Week 10. Each side has two players with byes next week, as the New England Patriots defense and James Robinson are off for Wins These Things 4 and Kenyan Drake and the Cincinnati Bengals defense for bobtoo999's Optimal Team. Over the last three weeks, Wins These Things 4 have scored 91.12 points per game, while bobtoo999's Optimal Team have averaged 127.45 per contest.